After a four-wicket haul from Imran Haider helped United Arab Emirates dismiss Hong Kong for 174, a solid opening stand following by a fifty from Shaiman Anwar allowed United Arab Emirates to complete the chase in the 39th over with six wickets in hand to bag the tri-series in Dubai.

After a four-wicket haul from Nadeem Ahmed helped Hong Kong dismiss Scotland for 205, Babar Hayat led the chase with a composed unbeaten knock of 79 to complete a seven-wicket victory in the first One-Day International of Tri-Nation series in United Arab Emirates.

Kevin O'Brien and Boyd Rankin came up with a spirited performance to seal a semi-final spot for Ireland after defeating United Arab Emirates by 24 runs while Hong Kong shocked Netherlands with a 91-run victory in the Desert T20 Challenge encounters in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Scotland came with an all-round performance to defend 190 against Hong Kong successfully while Afghanistan managed to upstage Ireland in a chase of 126 with five wickets in hand in the first two matches of the Desert T20 Challenge in UAE.

A classy century from Calum MacLeod played a key role as Scotland scored 266 for seven and dismissed Hong Kong for 213 runs in 46.1 overs to claim a 53-run victory in the second One-Day International in Edinburgh, thereby sealing a 1-0 series win.

Led by a fifty from Nizakat Khan and a knock of 49 from Babar Azam, Hong Kong posted 169 for five and bowled Ireland out for 129 runs to secure a massive 40-run win in the first Twenty20 International in Bready.

In a rain interrupted game, Scotland managed to restrict Hong Kong to 127 for seven in 20 overs and chased down the revised target of 76 runs in just eight overs to complete an eight-wicket win in the 10th match in the first round of Group B in the ICC World Twenty20 in Nagpur which was also their maiden victory in a global ICC event.

Mohammad Nabi's four-wicket haul restricted Hong Kong to 116 for six following which Afghanistan chased the target down in 18 overs to secure a six-wicket win in the sixth match of the first round in Group B in the ICC World Twenty20 in Nagpur and climbed to the top of Group B.

A maiden fifty from Vusi Sibanda and a 13-ball cameo from Elton Chigumbura helped Zimbabwe set up a target of 159 runs before going on to secure a 14-run victory against Hong Kong in the first match of the first round in Group B in the ICC World Twenty20 in Nagpur.